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To: freeeee
Here's a story of another Blockbuster robbery, where a father nailed the perp and saved the life of his kid. The Families of the victims should consider suing Blockbuster for preventing the employees from arming themselves or providing an armed guard.

Suspect Killed During Video Store Robbery ^
      Posted by stainlessbanner
On Mar 19 4:44 PM with 66 comments


NewsChannel 2 ^ | 19 March 2002 | N/A
Suspect Killed During Video Store Robbery Posted: 6:34 a.m. EST March 19, 2002 ORANGE CITY, Fla. -- A suspect in the robbery of a video store in Orange City was shot and killed Tuesday night. It happened at the Blockbuster store along Enterprise Road just before midnight, WESH NewsChannel 2 reported. The father of one of the employees was inside the store at the time and pulled his weapon during the robbery attempt, officials said. Police said the father opened fire, killing a 19-year-old suspect. A second suspect was injured in the gunfire. The dead suspect was also an employee...

13 posted on 05/16/2002 8:49:30 AM PDT by Kermit
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To: Kermit
Thanks for the link.
15 posted on 05/16/2002 8:51:29 AM PDT by freeeee
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To: Kermit
It's amazing the difference in the outcome between the two stories. Big bump for concealed carry.
16 posted on 05/16/2002 8:51:31 AM PDT by CFW
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To: Kermit
Five minutes and two posts away... Great minds, and all that.
17 posted on 05/16/2002 8:51:52 AM PDT by the
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